Poni Adams
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Jane "Poni" Adams (b. 1921) was an American actress of radio, films, and television in the 1940s and 1950s.
[edit] Acting career
She was born in San Antonio, Texas, and received a full scholarship to Juilliard, which she turned down to spend years studying at the Pasadena Playhouse. From there, she got her start on Lux Radio Theatre and then with the Harry Conover Modeling Agency, where she was given her nickname "Poni". (This was supposedly due to her love of horses, but in reality it was to provide her with a more memorable stage name.) She returned to using her real name in 1945.
She is best known for her role as Nina in 1945's House of Dracula, but she also has the distinction of acting in early adaptations of both major DC Comics franchises: Batman, where she played Vicki Vale in the second Batman serial, Batman and Robin, and also a character in the first Superman television series.
[edit] Personal life
- Her first husband was a United States Navy pilot who died during World War II.
- In 1945, she remarried Tom Turnage who would later serve with the United States Army in the Korean War, and eventually become head of the Veterans Administration. They had two children.
